Mailbag: More pieces for organ and orchestra

December 10, 2005

Dear Michael:
I am curious about compositions for organ and orchestra. Beyond the Poulenc and Saint-Saëns symphony, one does not hear too many of them on the radio. How many concertos are there for the organ + orchestra?

Then further click on the link for a repertoire list. There is a ton of stuff. I wish more conductors would wake up to its availability!

As for radio programmers, that is a mystery which I cannot fathom.
The works of Rheinberger, Guilmant, Jongen, Horatio Parker, Widor, Flor Peeters and many others would make excellent ‘content’ for a classical music service. Push your local broadcast provider.
There’s no excuse to omit these things.